Anthropologist studies unifying potential of diversity Phys.Org Southeast Asia is about as far as one can get ? geographically and culturally ? from Iceland, where Hjorleifur Jonsson was born and raised. Yet it is this region that drew his interest as a budding anthropologist, and the area where his focus has remained. ASU anthropologist … Read more
11 Cutting-Edge Thinkers That Anthropologists Should Be Paying Attention to Right Now! Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? Well it wouldn?t be an unpaid internship in the 2014 if the bosses upstairs didn?t have me doing a listicle, so I?m proud to present to you a new feature: The Savage Minds Rundown. … Read more
Anthropology Under the NSA?s Eyes We now know that living abroad or corresponding with someone outside the US makes you fair game for government surveillance. A few years ago I wrote about the difficulties faced by anthropologists working in places like China, where there can be no expectation of privacy.* We now know (as many … Read more
You find information about Manfred and his work in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Kremser And German: http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/html/inh/pers/wiss/krem.htm Among his publications related to cyber / digital anthropology are: 2004 [with Philipp Budka] ?CyberAnthropology ? Anthropology of CyberCulture?, in Stefan Khittel, Barbara Plankensteiner & Maria Six-Hohenbalken (eds), Contemporary Issues in Socio-Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives and Research Activities from Austria. Wien: Löcker. … Read more
Check out the comments in this post: Anthropology: The landmark books Last year I posted an open thread called ?Anthropology: Five Books,? in which I asked readers to list the five books they feel best represent the discipline. The responses were great. I think it?s time to try another open thread along similar … Read more
Al Jazeera Travel Show Explores World Cities Through Their Street Food from Open Culture by Colin Marshall Anthropology: the major, the career from American Anthropological Association by Joslyn O. During this week there has been quite the conversation about adjuncts and their working conditions in the press. These articles have lead to further conversation in … Read more
Anthropological Field Research in the Internet Age from Ethnography.com by Tony Another classic question in the age of the internet: How do indigenous peoples feel about anthropology graduate students doing fieldwork? Mark Dawson first reported his research about this subject in a classic post here at Ethnography.com on April 1, 2007. Facebook Anthropology ? … Read more
In Memoriam: Michel-Rolph Trouillot from American Anthropological Association by Joslyn O. Photo courtesy of University of Chicago Michel-Rolph Trouillot, 62, world-renowned anthropologist and historian, died July 5, 2012 following long struggles to recuperate from an aneurism suffered in 2002. Born in Haiti on November 26, 1949, Trouillot came to the U.S. in 1969, during the … Read more
Now we are seven from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog by Rex This week Savage Minds turns seven years old. It?s been a great, tumultuous seven years. Although regular readers may not know it, behind the scenes we at Savage Minds have contemplated closing down the blog numerous times, … Read more
Media Anthropology Network Free e-seminar on Friedrich Kittler, 28 Feb-13 March 2012 from media/anthropology by John Postill The EASA Media Anthropology Network is well known for its electronic seminars which run on our mailing list for a period of two weeks. These are moderated sessions that unfold around a working paper presented by a Network … Read more
HAU and the opening of ethnographic theory from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog by Rex Ok, a little less politics on this blog and a little more anthropology. Hopefully some of you have looked at the introduction to HAU and want to start talking about it. The title of … Read more
Anthropology and Ethics ? AAA Wants Feedback! from Neuroanthropology by daniel.lende In a welcome development, the American Anthropological Association?s Task Force for Comprehensive Ethics Review is posting drafts online of proposed revisions to the AAA?s code of ethics. And they want your feedback! Anthropologists and stereotypes about Libya and Japan from antropologi.info – anthropology in … Read more
Neuroanthropology.net at 1,000,000 from Neuroanthropology by dlende Neuroanthropology.net just broke through the 1,000,000 visits mark! We?ve done that in three years. Our very post came in December 2007. Even though Greg and I have moved over to Neuroanthropology PLoS, this site has continued to generate impressive traffic since September 1st. Here are some of the … Read more